Official UK procurement notice
Enterprise cyber security awareness and phishing simulation platform licence
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Camden is seeking proposals through a competitive flexible procedure process for the procurement of its Hoxhunt Enterprise cyber security awareness and phishing simulation platform licence.
Camden currently uses Hoxhunt as part of its cyber security and organisational resilience programme to improve staff awareness, reduce susceptibility to phishing attacks, and support compliance with cyber security best practice and regulatory obligations.
- How the procedure runs: The London Borough of Camden (referred to as "LB Camden") will be running this procurement process using a competitive flexible procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations ("the Regulations") and further detailed in this Request of Quotation (RFQ). This procurement will be conducted using a two-stage evaluation process. Stage 1: Qualification Criteria (Pass/Fail) Suppliers will be required to respond to the technical questions set out in this RFQ. Each question will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Suppliers must achieve a pass score for all qualification questions. Failure to achieve a pass score for any qualification question will result in the supplier being excluded from the procurement process and their submission will not proceed to Stage 2. Note. In Stage 1, suppliers are asked to submit their responses to the qualification criteria. Stage 2, which involves the technical, commercial, and social value responses, will not be required until June 26th 10am. Stage 2: Technical (quality), Commercial (price) and Social Value Evaluation Only suppliers who successfully pass Stage 1 will proceed to Stage 2 to be completed 03/07/2026 17:00 BST. At Stage 2, suppliers' submissions will be evaluated based on: • Technical Criteria (quality criteria) • Commercial proposal (pricing criteria); and • Social Value response. The evaluation methodology and scoring criteria for Stage 2 are set out within the RFQ. Please direct any questions and submissions regarding the content or process Cimple Find Opportunities. https://cimple.uk/
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£150,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
London borough of Camden would require a maximum of 5 suppliers to submit the bids.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Stage 2 Technical (quality): 10%
- Stage 2 Commercial (price): 80%
- Stage 2 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Stage 2 Technical (quality)
- Stage 2 Social Value
- Stage 2 Commercial (price)
- Condition of participationshortlisting
London borough of Camden would require a maximum of 5 suppliers to submit the bids.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055127- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b2bfFind a Tender
- How it runs
The London Borough of Camden (referred to as "LB Camden") will be running this procurement process using a competitive flexible procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations ("the Regulations") and further detailed in this Request of Quotation (RFQ).
This procurement will be conducted using a two-stage evaluation process.
Stage 1: Qualification Criteria (Pass/Fail)
Suppliers will be required to respond to the technical questions set out in this RFQ. Each question will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
Suppliers must achieve a pass score for all qualification questions. Failure to achieve a pass score for any qualification question will result in the supplier being excluded from the procurement process and their submission will not proceed to Stage 2.
Note. In Stage 1, suppliers are asked to submit their responses to the qualification criteria. Stage 2, which involves the technical, commercial, and social value responses, will not be required until June 26th 10am.
Stage 2: Technical (quality), Commercial (price) and Social Value Evaluation
Only suppliers who successfully pass Stage 1 will proceed to Stage 2 to be completed 03/07/2026 17:00 BST.
At Stage 2, suppliers' submissions will be evaluated based on:
- Technical Criteria (quality criteria)
- Commercial proposal (pricing criteria); and
- Social Value response.
The evaluation methodology and scoring criteria for Stage 2 are set out within the RFQ.
Please direct any questions and submissions regarding the content or process Cimple Find Opportunities. cimple.uk ↗
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Jun 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published131 days ago11 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Submission deadline119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by98 days ago14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts96 days ago17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published26 days ago24 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2026- Tender notice published11 Jun 2026, 11:51 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 18:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 18:53 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 12:14 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secon Cyber Security LtdSME27 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029 | £180,000 | 6 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Secon Cyber Security LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2026
- Value
- £187,107
- Period
- 27 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SECON CYBER SECURITY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender